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Abiel Briggs 1697–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol)

Death Date: 7 AUG 1765

Death Location: Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol)

Father: Thomas Briggs

Mother: Abigail Thayer

Spouse(s): Alice Cary

Children(s): Alice Briggs

In 1697, Abiel Briggs entered the world in Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol), born to Thomas Briggs And Abigail Thayer. Abiel Briggs married Alice Cary, and had children including Alice Briggs. Abiel Briggs passed away in 1765 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol).

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Biography

  • In 1697, Abiel Briggs entered the world in Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol), born to Thomas Briggs And Abigail Thayer.
  • Abiel Briggs married Alice Cary, and had children including Alice Briggs.
  • Abiel Briggs passed away in 1765 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol).

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Briggs
1669–1740
Birth Location: Massachusetts USA
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Abigail Thayer
1671–1746
Birth Location: Taunton, Massachusetts (Bristol)
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Spouses(s)

Alice Cary
1708–1818
Birth Location: Swansea, Massachusetts (Bristol)
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Children(s)

Alice Briggs
1733–1790
Birth Location: Taunton, Massachusetts (Bristol)
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Abiel Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Abiel Briggs
1697–1765
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol)
Parents
Thomas Briggs
1669–1740
Massachusetts USA
Abigail Thayer
1671–1746
Taunton, Massachusetts (Bristol)
Grandparents
William Briggs
1646–1728
Taunton, Massachusetts (Bristol)
Sarah Macomber
1645–1680
Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Nathaniel Thayer
1638–1703
England
Abigail Harvey
1640–1691
Boston, Massachusetts (Suffolk)
Great-Grandparents
Clement Briggs
1600–1648
Joan Allen
1602–1646
William Macomber
1610–1670
Priscilla Thomas
1617–1675
William Thayer
1604–1705
Dorothy Mortimer
1611–1641
William Harvey
1605–1691
Joane Hucker
1608–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Thayer
–1625
Ursula Dimery
1566–

Abiel Briggs's Descendants

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Abiel Briggs (1697–7 AUG 1765) m. Alice Cary (9 JUL 1708–bed 1818)
  1. 1. Alice Briggs 1733–1790 m. Jabez Churchill 1724–1782
    1. 1. Rachel Churchill 1754–1818 m. Thaddeus Pratt 1755–1843
      1. 1. William Pratt 1779–1849 m. Martha Gurney 1784–1846
        1. 1. William (H.) Pratt 1805– m. Zilpha Bryant 1806–
      2. 2. Josiah Pratt 1783–1848 m. Sybil Gurney 1788–1847
        1. 1. Noah (B.) Pratt 1815–1887 m. Prudence (Lovina) Steadman 1826–1905
    2. 2. Jabez Churchill 1759– m. Maria Benson 1763–
      1. 1. Matthew Churchill 1792– m. Dorothy Hall 1788–
        1. 1. James (N. D.) Churchill 1815– m. Oprah (M.) Churchill 1818–
      2. 2. Bela Churchill 1790– m. Sarah Dudley 1784–
        1. 1. Oprah (M.) Churchill 1818– m. James (N. D.) Churchill 1815–

Abiel Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1697
1697
Birth of Abiel Briggs in Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol)
Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol)
1765
7 AUG 1765
Age 68
Death of Abiel Briggs in Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol)
Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 AUG 1765
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Bristol)
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